Chapter Thirty-Twenty: The Battle Against Sun Jianzhong
() Welcoming the two people into the pass, Zhao Yun briefly explained the current situation at Jia Rong's signal.
Hu Zhen clasped his fists and said, "Everything depends on the general."
"Our army came to guard Hulao Pass under the orders of the Grand Master, why should we obey other people's orders." A general flashed out from behind Hao Meng and said loudly.
"Who dares to yell in front of the general?" Zhao Yun stared at him with wide eyes.
"I am Cao Xing, the captain of Dong Jun." The general said with an arrogant look.
Unexpectedly, the generals under Lu Bu's command in the Three Kingdoms went to Dong Zhuo's command and became rampant in front of Lu Bu.
Cao Xing and Hao Meng were both good at archery and horsemanship, and were highly valued by Dong Zhuo.
Jia Rong said with a smile: "The two generals are so brave, which is a blessing to our army. I wonder if the two generals can go out of the city to face Sun Jian's army outside the city?"
"Why don't you dare? When I get all my troops and horses to attack Xiaguan, Sun Jian's army will be defeated." Hao Meng said loudly.
"That's very good. Later, Zilong will be responsible for holding the battle for the two generals and see Dong Zhuo's army." Jia Rong turned to Zhao Yun and said.
Zhao Yun admired Jia Rong so much that he coaxed Hao Meng to the battlefield with just a few words and taught him a lesson through Sun Jian's hand.
Among the soldiers led by Hao Meng this time, there were 1,800 infantry and only 200 cavalry. The eight passes around Luoyang needed to be garrisoned, especially Mengjing Pass, which was particularly important.
It was too late for Cao Xing and Hu Zhen to dissuade him. There was no joke in the army. Since Hao Meng had agreed to go out to fight, he could not deny it.
Dong Jun, who had come from afar, had not even taken a break before he came out to challenge Sun Jian's army. Cao Xing had some skills in leading the army. He raised the morale in just a few words and showed prestige in front of the Xiliang army. This was what Dong Jun's soldiers dreamed of.
thing.
Hu Zhen smiled bitterly when he saw this scene. The combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army was superior to Dong's army. Even though Dong's cavalry were generally equipped with stirrups, they were still very different from the Xiliang Army.
"My son, Sun Jian, do you dare to go out and fight?" Hao Meng stood majestically in front of Sun Jian's army and shouted.
It was noon at this time, and when people and horses were exhausted, it was not the best time to fight.
"My lord, I humble myself and ask for a fight!" Han said with an angry expression in front of his face.
Sun Jian was not in a hurry to send troops forward, but said to the messenger: "Let's go find out more and see who it is."
Even Sun Jian was a little afraid of Lu Bu's bravery, so sending his generals there would only lead to death.
"General, the coming general calls himself Dong Jun General Hao Meng. He leads 200 cavalry and 500 infantry in formation outside the camp gate."
"Hao Meng?" Sun Jian asked. For several days, he had never heard of such a general. Could it be that he was another general of the Xiliang Army?
"My lord, I humbly ask for a fight!" Han Dang bowed again. Sun Jian's army had been suppressed by the Xiliang army for many days, and the generals below all held their breath.
Sun Jian warned: "You must be careful when going here."
Han Dang clasped his fists in agreement and hurried out.
"I am Hao Meng, the general under the Grand Master's command. Can I share my name with you?" Hao Meng said with a proud look on his face.
"Sun Jianjun Han Dang." After saying this, Han Dang clapped his horse and came towards Hao Meng.
Although Hao Meng was arrogant, he had some skills, otherwise he wouldn't have openly shouted. He stood the sword aside, took out the bow and arrow, pulled the string and released the arrow. The whole process was completed in one go, and he went directly to Han Dang's door.
Han Dang was startled and hurriedly ducked to avoid it.
Seeing that he couldn't shoot, Hao Meng threw away his bow and arrow and took a knife to kill Han Dang.
The two of them couldn't fight each other. Han Dang shouted and knocked the sword in Hao Meng's hand to the ground. The sword flashed towards Hao Meng's face.
"Pfft", the arrow hit Han Dang's right arm steadily, and the tail of the arrow was still shaking slightly. It turned out that it was Cao Xing who fired the arrow.
Han Dang cursed: "Despicable!" He gritted his teeth and endured the pain and wanted to kill Hao Meng.
Cao Xing was shocked and fired another arrow. Han Dang dodged and when he looked for Hao Meng again, he had already run back to the formation.
After this battle, Hao Meng did not dare to underestimate Sun Jian's army anymore. He commanded his soldiers to charge and fight for a while before returning to the pass.
"General, our army is about to run out of food." Cheng Pu hurriedly came to the Chinese army where Sun Jian was and paid his respects.
Sun Jian was shocked and said: "This happened, why not report it to the leader of the alliance."
Cheng Pu said: "Several groups of soldiers have been urging for food and grass, but Yuan Shu has always used the excuse of insufficient food and grass as an excuse. He even said..."
"What else can you say?" Sun Jian asked.
Cheng Pu hesitated and said: "Yuan Shu said that the general had been fighting for a long time without success, and he had a rift with Jia Rong in the pass. He claimed that the leader Bing would investigate the matter thoroughly at the meeting, and that the matter about the lord had already spread among the allied forces, and some people had already
Begin to advise the allies to bring the lord back to the army for interrogation."
Sun Jian cursed: "How dare Shu Zian bully me like this."
Huang Gai said: "Our army has been outside Hulao Pass for half a month, but it has never talked about attacking the city. The soldiers under my command have a lot of complaints about this."
"Send more soldiers to ask for food."
Grass." After a long time, Sun Jian made great determination and said: "Send the order and attack Hulao Pass tomorrow morning."
Jia Rong was guarding Hulao Pass, but Sun Jian was unwilling to attack. This was not because of their feelings. When the Yellow Turban was defeated, Jia Rong's talents gradually emerged. At that time, Dong Zhuo's army was the most elite compared to the Han Dynasty.
The sharp southern army and the northern army were not inferior. After many years, Jia Rong became a famous general of the Han Dynasty. He used thousands of troops to resist Han Sui's 100,000 rebels. Such achievements made Sun Jian feel that he could only compare to him.
Calculating, he only has ten thousand troops, so how can he attack the natural barrier of Hulao? Sun Jian has no way of knowing the number of men and horses in the pass. Judging from the so-called General Dong Jun today, there are more men and horses in the pass.
"You don't understand how terrifying Jia Rong is. Tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops were burned cleanly by him. The elite Qiang cavalry were repeatedly defeated by him. Han Sui's 100,000 troops couldn't attack Xiaoxiao.
At that time, there were only a few thousand defenders in Pingxiang City." Sun Jian said in a low voice.
Now there are rumors within the Allied forces about the rift between themselves and Jia Rong, who is guarding the pass. If they do not attack the city, it will have a great impact on the morale of the Allied forces. It has been several days since they arrived at Hulao Pass, even if
It cannot be attacked, and there are hundreds of thousands of Allied troops behind it.
The next day, it was cloudless and the sun was shining brightly. Sun Jian led eight thousand men and horses to Hulao Pass in a fierce manner.
Looking at the majestic Hulao Pass, Sun Jian felt helpless in his heart.
"My sons, break through Hulao Pass. Luoyang is right in front of you. Kill the traitor and restore peace to the great man. Kill!" Sun Jian waved the ancient ingot sword in his hand, and the rumble of war drums sounded, and he rushed towards Hulao.
After closing the gate and walking slowly, groups of soldiers carried ladders and headed towards Hulao Pass.
Jia Rong in the city had a sneer on his face. Trying to capture Hulao Pass with only ten thousand people was no different than an idiot talking in his sleep. There were 800 people from Li Shun's camp in the city, plus the 2,500 people brought by Lu Bu and himself.
The 1,000 people brought along with the original defenders and the 2,000 Hu Zhen who finally arrived brought the force to 7,000, almost a one-to-one strength. Not to mention 10,000, even 100,000 were wanted.
It is extremely difficult to attack, not to mention the elite defensive equipment in Hulao Pass.
"Let the coalition soldiers see what it means to be elite." Jia Rong said in a deep voice.
The soldiers on the city, under the command of the generals, fired arrows at the city in an orderly manner. Although these soldiers were cavalry, their advantages were greatly reduced when defending the city, but they had good shooting and archery skills, relying on the terrain of Hulao Pass.
Not to mention that the arrows were all fired, five or six out of ten were able to hit the target. Hao Meng, Cao Xing and Hu Zhen also led two thousand men to defend the city.
"Get ready for rolling stones." Li Shun ordered as he saw that the charging car had been pushed to the end.
"Let go!" Following Li Shun's order, there were bursts of wailing from the city. The Hulao Pass was about four feet high. When such a huge piece of wood fell down, it was quite powerful. The car fell helplessly in front of the pass.
Another wave of soldiers rushed up, pushing the cart slowly, and the defenders on the city repeated their old tricks. After three or four times, no soldiers dared to step forward and push the cart. If it was a foreigner, Jia Rong would probably
Just let the oil burn.
There are many sharp archers in the Xiliang army. They can send and receive arrows freely on the bumpy horses. What's more, on the flat ground, a soldier who has not yet approached the city wall is shot by an arrow. He screams in vain and is killed.
The soldiers attacking from behind were stepped on, and soon there was no trace.
The sharp offensive of the Xiliang army on the city could not stop Sun Jian's army. Sun Jian managed the army well. The soldiers in the army followed orders and prohibited them, and there was no order to retreat. Anyone who dared to take a step back on the battlefield would be killed without mercy. The shield was tightly guarded.
He stood in front of him and advanced cautiously. The shield soldier could withstand the arrows better, but he could not withstand the large stone falling from the sky. A large stone was enough to flatten him and his shield.
After years of fighting, Sun Jian has won the hearts of the soldiers. In the minds of the soldiers, there is no city that they cannot capture. They have a kind of blind trust in Sun Jian, just like the soldiers of the Xiliang Army trust Jia Rong.
One after another ladders were set up on the city wall, but the cavalry of the Xiliang Army looked at each other. They had little experience in fighting such a defensive battle, and most of what they did was to fight in the field with Jia Rong.
I saw Li Shun give an order, and soldiers holding long spears walked out from among the soldiers. The spears in the hands of these soldiers were obviously one size longer than ordinary spears, and the spear heads were actually forked, more like a fork.
Putting the long fork on the ladder mounted on the city wall, two or three soldiers exerted their strength together, and the ladder staggered and fell. The soldiers on the ladder screamed in horror and fell to the ground while dancing.
Li Shun's methods of defending the city are endless. So far, not one enemy soldier has climbed onto the city wall, or used wood, rolling stones, or long forks, and was picked up by Li Shunxin. Each enemy soldier died with hatred, and Jia Rong's heart
Overjoyed, with Li Shun at Hulao Pass, the coalition forces could not move forward. Li Shun commanded the trapped camp like an arm.
Sun Jian in the distance gritted his teeth. He took out his long knife and was about to step forward. Huang Gai and others on the side persuaded him. With their eyesight, they could naturally see the gap between the two armies. The soldiers guarding the city were experienced in their skills. They knew it at a glance.
Hundreds of elite soldiers gathered in Hulao Pass. Nearly 3,000 people gathered at Hulao Pass in just this moment. It would be difficult to capture it with just 10,000 people.
